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Who never spoke about their ignominies because they were afraid we wouldn’t be there for them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“Rupert Wins Again,” declared the Politico press critic Jack Shafer, who noted Mr. Murdoch’s long history of paying tens of millions of dollars to settle claims of phone hacking, workplace harassment and other ignominies.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

In addition to these ignominies, the news shows faced declining ratings.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2019

After Vrabel reported those ignominies, the live-stream discussion switched to a debate over what constitutes sexism.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2017

And Terryl felt the other ignominies in her life, such as sometimes showing up at school without a lunch.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel